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Florian  Zeller  M.Sc.  Wood  Science  and  Technology  

Address  Oderstr.  11  10247  Berlin/Germany  

Phone   +49   30   762  38  162  Mobile   +49   151  560  66  999  E-‐Mail   mail@florian-‐zeller.net  Web   www.florian-‐zeller.net  

   

ABOUT  ME  I  am  a  well  traveled  and  experienced  wood  and  timber  enthusiast  based  in  Berlin.  My  general  fields  of  interest  are  sustainability,  production  processes,  environmental  control,  energy  systems,  renewable  re-‐sources,  compliance  management  and  product  application.  With  the  skills  of  a  trained  cabinet-‐maker  and  a  M.Sc.  in  “Wood  Science  and  Technology”,  I  have  gained  over  8  years  of  work  experience  throughout  Germany  and  abroad.  Since  March  2013  I  have  worked  as  a  freelance  consultant  and  auditor  in  the  field  of  forestry,  forest  products  and  beyond.  I  am  driven  by  a  fascination  for  renewable  sources  and  the  implementation  of  sus-‐tainable  production  chains.  I  am  constantly  looking  for  new  challenges  in  the  fields  of  management  systems,  renewable  resources,  green  building,  sustainability,  specialized  journalism  and  online  information/communication.    

EDUCATION  (MAIN  QUALIFICATIONS)  

06/1997   General  qualification  for  university  entrance,  majoring  English  and  Mathematics,  ULRICH-‐VON-‐HUTTEN  HIGH  SCHOOL,  Schlüchtern/Germany    

09/1998  –  06/2000  Further  dual  education  to  become  a  Cabinet  Maker/Wood  worker,  On-‐the-‐Job  Training  and  additional  vocational  school,  JOINERY  EMIL  MÜLLER  and  TECHNICAL  COLLEGE  SCHLÜCHTERN,  Schlüchtern/Germany  

10/2002  –  07/2008  Diploma  Program  “Wood  Science  and  Technology”  (equals  M.Sc.),  Major  fields:  Business  &  Production  planning,  Process  Technology,  World  Forestry,  UNIVERSITY  OF  HAMBURG,  Hamburg/Germany  

08/2008  –  06/2009  Master  Thesis  „Research  on  Quality  Influences  of  Particleboards  Made  From  Paricá  (Schizolobium  amazonicum)  and  Embaúba  (Cecropia  sp.)“,  Laboratory  work  at  the  FEDERAL  UNIVERSITY  OF  PARANÁ  (UFPR),  Curitiba/Brazil  

   

WORK  EXPERIENCE  09/1997  –  08/1998   Compulsory  civilian  service,  training  and  work  as  paramedic,  GERMAN  RED  CROSS,  Schlüchtern/Germany  

07/2000  –  11/2000   Job  in  production  of  machinery  and  jigs,  trained  in  CAD,  ZF-‐TECHNIK  GMBH,  Schlüchtern/Germany  

12/2000  –  04/2002   Overseas  working  experience  in  NEW  ZEALAND,  several  positions  in  the  wood  sector:  furniture,  interior  design  and  construction  

05/2002  –  10/2002   Job  in  production  of  machinery  and  jigs,  trained  in  CAD,  ZF-‐TECHNIK  GMBH,  Schlüchtern/Germany  

09/2006  –  01/2007  Internship  OURO  VERDE  AGRO-‐SILVOPASTORIL  LTDA.,  Boa  Vista/Brazil,  Evaluation  of  forest  inventory  in  a  reforestation  program  in  northern  Brazil  (in  cooperation  with  the  UNIVERSITY  OF  HAMBURG)  

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08/2008  –  01/2009   Experimental  work  at  a  laboratory  for  wood-‐based  panels  for  Master  thesis  (DAAD  scholarship  student),  FEDERAL  UNIVERSITY  OF  PARANÁ  (UFPR),  Curitiba/Brazil  

08/2009  –  02/2013  Project-‐Management  at  DIN  (GERMAN  INSTITUTE  FOR  STANDARDIZATION),  BERLIN,  Management  of  national  and  international  research  and  standardization  projects  in  the  fields  of  solid  timber,  wood-‐based  panels,  wood  products  and  furniture  

From  03/2013  

FREELANCE  CONSULTANT  in  the  fields  of  certification,  standardization,  sustainability,  en-‐vironmental  control,  web  based  information  technology  

Current  activities:  − Auditor;  GFA  CERTIFICATION,  Hamburg/Germany  − Webmaster;  UNIVERSITY  OF  HAMBURG  (Content  Management,  Website)  − Activities  in  publishing  (recent  articles  for  HOLZKURIER,  Vienna/Austria,  EUROPEAN  JOURNAL  OF  WOOD  AND  WOOD  PRODUCTS,  Munich/Germany)  

− Development  of  networks  in  forest  products  (websites,  social  media  &  blogs)  − Freelance  consulting  projects  

   

FURTHER  QUALIFICATIONS  2009   Trained  assistant  for  Environmental  Management  (ISO  14001)  2010   Standardization  Specialist  (DIN)  2013   Auditor  for  Environmental  Management  (ISO  14001)  2013   FSC-‐  &  PEFC-‐Lead  Auditor  (Chain  of  Custody)      

LANGUAGE  SKILLS  German   Mother  tongue  English   Full  professional  proficiency  Portuguese   Very  good  French   Good  Spanish   Basic  knowledge      

OTHER  EXPERIENCE  − Many  years  of  wood-‐working  and  carpentry  –  skilled  in  design,  statics,  material  performance  − Several  years  of  work  for  the  students’  representatives  council  (University  of  Hamburg),  organizing  sem-‐inars,  excursions  and  international  exchange  

− International  work  experience  in  New  Zealand  (≈  1  year)  and  Brazil  (≈  1  year),  exposure  and  familiarity  in  international  environments  

− Very  good  computer  skills,  particularly  with  websites,  web  content  and  online  document  management  − Editing  and  publishing  scientific  papers,  press  releases  and  articles  for  web  and  print  − High  communication  and  organizational  skills,  a   leader   in  running  international  work  groups,  seminars  and  presentations  

   Berlin,  2014-‐11-‐24